to Israel. No one is against Israel defending itself but refusal to allow aid and the needless starvation of people is a human rights violation.

If I am not allowed to express my opinion as a gentile - I apologize.

THIS IS THE JEWISH GROUP! In this group we support Jewish people, Judaism, and the State of Israel. Accusations of apartheid, genocide, or ethnic cleansing will not be tolerated. There are other forums on DU that welcome such debates. Not here.

THIS IS THE JEWISH GROUP! In this group we support Jewish people, Judaism, and the State of Israel. In the future bring your discussions about the war in Gaza to a more appropriate forum.

Every contrived idiocy ever furthered to stereotype Israel as a comic book villain, all in one place, clearly outlined. A great resource!

Thank you!

... The people who really need to read it would read it!

pointing out the applicable step(s). No further commentary, because I cannot possibly do it better than this.

They will read it!

It is almost impossible to use a computer or cell phone without Israeli inventions

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Israeli_inventions_and_discoveries#:~:text=The%208088%20was%20designed%20in,the%208088%20as%20an%20ancestor.%22

When will people understand the difference between anti-semitism and anti-zionism?

there are demands that they should be "go back to the ovens."

. . . Many Jews, and this is the Jewish Group, recognize that there is no difference. Anti-Zionism is Antisemitism, just hidden behind a made-up use of the word Zion and Zionism.

Let me be clear: Zion is Mount Zion, a specific location in Jerusalem where the first and second Temples were built. Zionism is the philosophy that Israel is the homeland of the Jewish people. The longing in the Jewish soul for a return to Zion is ancient. You can see it clearly in various Psalms in the Old Testament and in a great many prayers, both Jewish and Christian.

Similarly, as a political movement, it was the reestablishment and continuation of the Jewish ancestral and indigenous homeland.

It is not a far leap to recognize, therefore, that anti-Zionism contains great hatred for the history, culture, rights, and protection of the Jewish people, and is, therefore, pure antisemitism.

At this point, you might say, "But there are anti-zionist Jews", and show us photos of them. Most of that ideology comes out of a small but very outspoken and photogenic radical ultra-orthodox Hasidic sect.

What is the difference you asked about? I hope I have made is somewhat clear that for most of us, there is no difference.

I could have written pages on this topic with historical and political references. I just don't have the time.


From Psalm 137:

1 By the rivers of Babylon,
There we sat down, yea, we wept
When we remembered Zion.

2 We hung our harps
Upon the willows in the midst of it.

3 For there those who carried us away captive asked of us a song,
And those who plundered us requested mirth,
Saying, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”

4 How shall we sing the Lord’s song
In a foreign land?

5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem,
Let my right hand forget its skill!

6 If I do not remember you,
Let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth—
If I do not exalt Jerusalem
Above my chief joy.

Thank you for your thoughtful reply. This world we live in is .....I have no words. I have been, am and will always be a strong supporter and defender of the Jewish people. I've toured the camps and seen what unbridled evil can do. How do we make sense of the senseless?

We really do appreciate all the support and understanding we can get.

I wish Netan-yahoo was replaced. That is all I will say here.